81_FR_17203 81 FR 17144 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

81 FR 17144 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

Page Range17144-17145
FR Document2016-06898

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17144-17145]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06898]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE538


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, April 11, 2016 through 
Thursday, April 14, 2016. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Montauk Yacht Club, 32 Star 
Island Road, Montauk, NY, telephone: (631) 668-3100.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org also has details on the 
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 
briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's Web site when possible).

Monday, April 11, 2016

Tilefish Committee

    Review blueline tilefish alternatives, Advisory Panel 
recommendation and public comments, consider Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations, and 
develop recommendations to the Council for final action on amendment.

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee and River Herring and Shad 
Committee

    Review Industry-Funded Monitoring (IFM) mackerel coverage 
alternatives and Advisory Panel comments and make recommendations to 
the Council for preferred IFM alternatives for public hearings.

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee and River Herring and Shad 
Committee Joint With River Herring and Shad Advisory Panel

    Review 2013 Stocks in the Fishery (River Herring and Shad) White 
Paper and develop recommendations to the Council regarding terms of 
reference for reconsideration of River Herring and Shad as stocks in 
the fishery.

Executive Committee

    Review MAFMC and other Council ABC Control Rules and Risk Policies 
and discuss framework to modify existing MAFMC Risk Policy.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM)

    Review and discuss draft EAFM Guidance Document.

Unmanaged Forage Fish Amendment

    Review the Fishery Management Action Team and Ecosystems and Ocean 
Planning Advisory Panel, Committee comments, and review and approve 
public hearing document.

European Union Pelagic Advisory Council and EAFM

    Dr. Verena Ohms, Director Pelagic Advisory Council, will provide a 
presentation to the Council.

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November 2016 Discard Methods Workshop

    Michael Lanning, of the NMFS, will provide a presentation to the 
Council.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Golden Tilefish--2017 Specifications

    Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff 
recommendations for 2017 specifications.

Golden Tilefish Framework 2--Meeting 2

    Review and adopt Framework.

Blueline Tilefish Amendment

    Review Tilefish Committee recommendations and approve Blueline 
Tilefish Amendment.

Law Enforcement Report

    Reports will be received from NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and 
the U.S. Coast Guard.

Scup Gear Restricted Areas Framework

    Review alternatives and adopt Framework.

Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment

    Review Committee recommendations and select preferred alternatives 
for public hearings.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits

    Review ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit modification request and 
consider changes to the trip limit.

National Bycatch Reduction Strategy

    A presentation will be given by a NMFS Representative.

Business Session

    Organization Reports; Liaison Reports; Executive Director's Report; 
Science Report; and Committee Reports.
     Continuing and New Business
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 23, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06898 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
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17144 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2016 / Notices ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Authority Management Council; telephone: (302) application should be addressed to the Under section 4 of the ESA, the 526–5255. The Council’s Web site, NMFS NOAA Fisheries West Coast Secretary of Commerce is required to www.mafmc.org also has details on the Region California Coastal Office, 1655 adopt such regulations as she deems meeting location, proposed agenda, Heindon Road, Arcata, California 95521, necessary and advisable for the webinar listen-in access, and briefing or faxed to 707–825–4840. Comments conservation of species listed as materials. may be submitted by email. The threatened. The ESA salmon and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mailbox address for providing email steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July following items are on the agenda, comments is: 10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160, though agenda items may be addressed MadRiverHatcheryPlan.wcr@noaa.gov. June 28, 2005) specifies categories of out of order (changes will be noted on Include in the subject line of the email activities that contribute to the the Council’s Web site when possible). comment the following identifier: conservation of listed salmonids and Comments on the Mad River hatchery sets out the criteria for such activities. Monday, April 11, 2016 plan. Limit 5 of the updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR Tilefish Committee FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 223.203(b)(5)) further provides that the Free, at phone number: (707) 825–5126, Review blueline tilefish alternatives, prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the or via email: dan.free@noaa.gov. Advisory Panel recommendation and updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR 223.203(a)) public comments, consider Scientific SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: do not apply to activities associated and Statistical Committee (SSC) with artificial propagation programs Species Covered in This Notice Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) provided that an HGMP has been recommendations, and develop Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus approved by NMFS to be in accordance recommendations to the Council for tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally with the salmon and steelhead 4(d) rule final action on amendment. produced and artificially propagated (65 FR 42422, July 10, 2000, as updated California Coastal. in 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005). Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Dated: March 23, 2016. and River Herring and Shad Committee Threatened, naturally produced and Perry F. Gayaldo, Review Industry-Funded Monitoring artificially propagated Southern Oregon/ Deputy Director, Office of Protected (IFM) mackerel coverage alternatives Northern California (SONCC). Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. and Advisory Panel comments and Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, [FR Doc. 2016–06943 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] make recommendations to the Council naturally produced and artificially BILLING CODE 3510–22–P for preferred IFM alternatives for public propagated Northern California. hearings. Background DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee CDFW has submitted to NMFS an and River Herring and Shad Committee HGMP describing a hatchery program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Joint With River Herring and Shad that releases steelhead into the Mad Administration Advisory Panel River, in northern California, for consideration pursuant to limit 5 of the RIN 0648–XE538 Review 2013 Stocks in the Fishery ESA 4(d) rule for salmon and steelhead. (River Herring and Shad) White Paper The hatchery program that is the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management and develop recommendations to the subject of the NMFS evaluation would Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings Council regarding terms of reference for operate to provide steelhead for harvest reconsideration of River Herring and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Shad as stocks in the fishery. in freshwater recreational fisheries in Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the Mad River. The program would Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Executive Committee propagate steelhead that are derived Commerce. from the local steelhead population in Review MAFMC and other Council ACTION: Notice of public meetings. ABC Control Rules and Risk Policies the Mad River, ensuring that at least half of the MRH winter-run steelhead and discuss framework to modify SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery existing MAFMC Risk Policy. spawning pairs are hatchery spawned Management Council (Council) will natural-origin and to match natural- hold public meetings of the Council and Tuesday, April 12, 2016 origin steelhead with their natural its Committees. counterparts whenever possible. Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries DATES: The meetings will be held Management (EAFM) Measures would be applied in the Monday, April 11, 2016 through hatchery program to reduce the risk of Thursday, April 14, 2016. For agenda Review and discuss draft EAFM incidental adverse genetic, ecological, details, see SUPPLEMENTARY Guidance Document. and demographic effects on natural- INFORMATION. origin steelhead and salmon Unmanaged Forage Fish Amendment populations. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Review the Fishery Management As specified in the July 10, 2000, ESA Montauk Yacht Club, 32 Star Island Action Team and Ecosystems and Ocean 4(d) rule for salmon and steelhead (65 Road, Montauk, NY, telephone: (631) Planning Advisory Panel, Committee FR 42422) and updated June 28, 2005 668–3100. comments, and review and approve Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (70 FR 37160), NMFS may approve an Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery public hearing document. HGMP if it meets criteria set forth in 50 Management Council, 800 N. State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: European Union Pelagic Advisory CFR 223.203(b)(5)(i)(A) through (K). (302) 674–2331. Council and EAFM Prior to final approval of an HGMP, NMFS must publish notification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Verena Ohms, Director Pelagic announcing its availability for public Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Advisory Council, will provide a review and comment. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2016 / Notices 17145 November 2016 Discard Methods Special Accommodations Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Workshop These meetings are physically process, a multi-step method for Michael Lanning, of the NMFS, will accessible to people with disabilities. determining the status of fish stocks in provide a presentation to the Council. Requests for sign language the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi- interpretation or other auxiliary aid step process including: (1) Data Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Workshop, (2) a series of assessment should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, Golden Tilefish—2017 Specifications (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. the meeting date. The product of the Data Workshop is a Review SSC, Advisory Panel, report that compiles and evaluates Monitoring Committee, and staff Dated: March 23, 2016. potential datasets and recommends recommendations for 2017 Tracey L. Thompson, which datasets are appropriate for specifications. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable assessment analyses. The assessment Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. webinars produce a report that describes Golden Tilefish Framework 2—Meeting 2 [FR Doc. 2016–06898 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] the fisheries, evaluates the status of the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P stock, estimates biological benchmarks, Review and adopt Framework. projects future population conditions, Blueline Tilefish Amendment and recommends research and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE monitoring needs. The product of the Review Tilefish Committee Review Workshop is an Assessment recommendations and approve Blueline National Oceanic and Atmospheric Summary documenting panel opinions Tilefish Amendment. Administration regarding the strengths and weaknesses Law Enforcement Report RIN 0648–XE512 of the stock assessment and input data. Reports will be received from NOAA Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Southeast Data, Assessment, and Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Coast Guard. Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting Management Councils and NOAA Scup Gear Restricted Areas Framework Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Review alternatives and adopt Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and HMS Management Division, and Framework. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Commerce. Participants include data collectors and Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring database managers; stock assessment Amendment ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 49 data scientists, biologists, and researchers; webinar for Gulf of Mexico Data-limited constituency representatives including Review Committee recommendations Species. fishermen, environmentalists, and and select preferred alternatives for public hearings. SUMMARY: The SEDAR 49 assessment NGO’s; International experts; and staff process of Gulf of Mexico Data-limited of Councils, Commissions, and state and Thursday, April 14, 2016 federal agencies. Species will consist of a data workshop, Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits a series of assessment webinars, and a The items of discussion during the Review ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Trip review workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY data webinar are as follows: Limit modification request and consider INFORMATION. Panelists will present summary data, changes to the trip limit. and discuss data needs and treatments. DATES: The SEDAR 49 Data webinar will be held April 12, 2015, from 1 p.m. to Although non-emergency issues not National Bycatch Reduction Strategy contained in this agenda may come 3 p.m. Eastern Time. A presentation will be given by a before this group for discussion, those ADDRESSES: NMFS Representative. issues may not be the subject of formal Meeting address: The meeting will be action during this meeting. Action will Business Session held via webinar. The webinar is open be restricted to those issues specifically Organization Reports; Liaison to members of the public. Those identified in this notice and any issues Reports; Executive Director’s Report; interested in participating should arising after publication of this notice Science Report; and Committee Reports. contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR that require emergency action under • Continuing and New Business FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Although non-emergency issues not request an invitation providing webinar Fishery Conservation and Management contained in this agenda may come access information. Please request Act, provided the public has been before these groups for discussion, in webinar invitations at least 24 hours in notified of the intent to take final action accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens advance of each webinar. to address the emergency. Fishery Conservation and Management SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC Special Accommodations issues may not be the subject of formal 29405. The meeting is physically accessible action during these meetings. Actions FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie to people with disabilities. Requests for will be restricted to those issues A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– sign language interpretation or other specifically identified in this notice and 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. auxiliary aids should be directed to the Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES any issues arising after publication of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least this notice that require emergency of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 10 business days prior to each action under Section 305(c) of the Caribbean Fishery Management workshop. Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the Councils, in conjunction with NOAA Note: The times and sequence specified in public has been notified of the Council’s Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf this agenda are subject to change. intent to take final action to address the States Marine Fisheries Commissions emergency. have implemented the Southeast Data, Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meetings.
DatesThe meetings will be held Monday, April 11, 2016 through Thursday, April 14, 2016. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactChristopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials.
FR Citation81 FR 17144 
RIN Number0648-XE53
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